The collection is dedicated to the one hundred and fifteen year anniversary of the outstanding Russian philologist, Doctor of Philology, honorary academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, full member of the Royal Asiatic Society (Academy) of England (1966), corresponding member of the Finno-Ugric Society in Helsinki (1973 g.), laureate of the USSR State Prize (1982), the first laureate of the Prize named after. K. L. Khetagurova V. I. Abaeva. CONTENTS: Bitarti FOR. My memories of the great Ossetian of the 20th century - Vaso Abaev 5 Lecture 1. INTRODUCTORY 19 Lecture 2. 29 Lecture 3. 39 Lecture 4. 47 Lecture 5. 58 Lecture 6. 65 Lecture 7. 70 Lecture 8. 83 Lecture 9. 92 Lecture 10. 101 Lecture 11. 112 Lecture 12. 122Lecture 13. 131Lecture 14. 142Lecture 15. 152Lecture 16. 162Lecture 17. 169Lecture 18. 181Lecture 19. 190Lecture 20. 197Lecture 21. 201Lecture 22. 210Lecture 23. 216Lecture 24. 221Lecture 25 23. 4Lecture 26. 247Lecture 27. 259Lecture 28. 271SP. Vinogradova. Afterword. 284Selected literature 294Language abbreviations 298